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Published in Hospital Law Weekly, December 18th, 2008

Current study results from the report, 'The relative abuse liability of oral oxycodone, hydrocodone and hydromorphone assessed in prescription opioid abusers,' have been published. According to recent research from the United States, "Abuse of prescription opioids has risen precipitously in the United States. Few controlled comparisons of the abuse liability of the most commonly abused opioids have been conducted."

"This outpatient study employed a double-blind, randomized, within-subject, placebo-controlled design to examine the relative abuse potential and potency of oral oxycodone (10, 20 and 40 mg), hydrocodone (15, 30 and 45 mg), hydromorphone (10, 17.5 and 25mg)...

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